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Book · by Hannah Arendt · first published 2003

How many pages is The Origins of Totalitarianism?

The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt has a median of 526 pages across 28 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 520 to 548 pages.

Median pages
526
28 editions counted
Range
477–780
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
10h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
145k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Origins of Totalitarianism take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
10 h 08 min
At 30 min a day
21 days
At 1 hour a day
11 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

5006007008001960198020001951: 477 pages1951: 477 pages1951: 477 pages1958: 520 pages1958: 520 pages1958: 520 pages1958: 520 pages1960: 520 pages1962: 520 pages1964: 520 pages1966: 526 pages1966: 526 pages1966: 526 pages1967: 526 pages1967: 526 pages1973: 527 pages1973: 576 pages1975: 580 pages1976: 527 pages1986: 527 pages1994: 527 pages2004: 704 pages2004: 674 pages2009: 536 pages2011: 550 pages2017: 550 pages2017: 780 pages2018: 548 pagesmedian 526
500600700800197520001951: 477 pages1951: 477 pages1951: 477 pages1958: 520 pages1958: 520 pages1958: 520 pages1958: 520 pages1960: 520 pages1962: 520 pages1964: 520 pages1966: 526 pages1966: 526 pages1966: 526 pages1967: 526 pages1967: 526 pages1973: 527 pages1973: 576 pages1975: 580 pages1976: 527 pages1986: 527 pages1994: 527 pages2004: 704 pages2004: 674 pages2009: 536 pages2011: 550 pages2017: 550 pages2017: 780 pages2018: 548 pagesmedian 526
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover580311 h 10 min
Paperback550310 h 36 min

Editions counted

The 28 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 64 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Franklin Classics Trade Presshardcover548OL28150969M
2017Andesite Presspaperback550OL32423150M
2017Penguin–780OL26414803M
2011Nabu Presspaperback550OL38511171M
2009Benediction Bookspaperback536OL38508252M
2004SchockenHardcover704OL7934084M
2004Schocken Books–674OL22133758M
1994Harcourt–527OL23016253M

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Questions

How many pages is The Origins of Totalitarianism?
About 526 pages: that is the median of 28 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 477 to 780 pages.
How long does it take to read The Origins of Totalitarianism?
About 10 h 08 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 21 days.
How many words is The Origins of Totalitarianism?
Roughly 145,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).